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Who Does What Update
[June 5, 2009]
The latest Who Does What At The Trustees Office is available.
There are a number of changes to staffing due to long term leave situations. Please download the latest version and distribute it in your office.
341 Questions
[March 23, 2009]
The list of questions to ask the debtor at the 341 by debtor's counsel for cases assigned to David Ruskin has been updated.
The new list can be found HERE.
Please print a copy of the form and distribute it to your staff involved in the 341 process.
Trustee Fee Change Approved
[UPDATED March 23, 2009]
[March 5, 2009]
Effective April 1, 2009, the Trustee Fee for cases administered by the Office of David Ruskin will increase to 6% effective April 1, 2009.
We suggest that you calculate plans with a higher fee to account for fluctuations in fees over the life of the case.
National Data Center Debtor Registration Guide
[October 23, 2008]
The National Data Center has provided a registration guide sheet for debtors. A copy of the form can be found HERE and in the Library section of this website.
Feel free to print the guide and provide it to your clients. Note that the National Data Center is NOT the same as the 13Network, though the source information is the same.
New WD Address for State of Michigan
[October 17, 2008]
The State of Michigan has a new address for wage orders.
Please click HERE for a copy of the letter from the State with information about the change.
Update on Office 2007 and Orders
[March 14, 2008]
The Court has stated that they are still unable to accept documents saved in the new Word 2007 format. Please do not submit orders to us in that format as we will reject them.
Debtor Certification for BAPCPA Discharge
[November 13, 2007]
Debtor's seeking a discharge filed under BAPCPA must file a certification that provides certain information. A form is available on our web site to assist
with providing this information. The form can be found in the Library page under the Forms link.
Revised OCP Submission Process
[February 15, 2007]
Click HERE for a information on how to comply with the Court's "Notice Regarding
Procedures for Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings Held On Or After December 11, 2006" for cases assigned to David Ruskin.
Note that this procedure applies only to cases assigned to this office. Please visit the web sites of the other Trustees for
information on their practices.
OCP Formatting
[February 1, 2007]
The Court has asked that all offices refrain from submitting Orders Confirming Plan with text boxes and other complex formatting in the signature portion of the document.
These objects cause processing problems for the Court. The Court has begun rejecting orders that cannot be processed by their system.
A revised version of the OCP is available on the Forms page, found in the Libary link, on our web site.
This form has not been certified by the Court as functional but it does not have any objects in the signature portion of the document.
Slightly different versions are available in Word & Word Perfect format on the Court's web site HERE.
We ask that everyone please review your OCP documents and make any revisions required.
Orders that are returned to us by the Court will be returned to the originating office for correction.
Income Verification Documents
[December 4, 2006]
Please do not send tax returns, pay stubs and other income verification documents to anyone but the paralegal assigned to the case.
Failure to send the documents to a paralegal can result in delays in processing the information and could result in the 341 being adjourned.
Please see our Who Does What for a directory of paralegal staff.
Joint ECF Announcement
[August 4, 2006]
The Standing Chapter 13 Trustees for the Eastern District of Michigan have issued a joint memo regarding service of documents
per LBR 9013-3 and ECF Procedure 4(e). The memo can be found HERE in PDF format.
Reminder of Documents Required for 341
[December 15, 2005]
As announced in October of 2003, effective with cases filed on or after January 1, 2004, the offices of David Ruskin, Krispen Carroll and Tammy Terry will be requiring
tax returns and pay stubs to be provided to the Trustees before the Meeting of Creditors.
The full policy can be found HERE in PDF format.
Tax Return Requirements
[August 25, 2005]
A summary guide to when tax returns are required to be filed, with links to IRS publications with further detail, can be found
on the Information page of this web site. Please print a copy of this document for your reference.
Policy Regarding Fee Applications
[October 7, 2003]
The offices of Tammy Terry, Krispen Carroll and David Ruskin have agreed to a standardized
policy for dealing with fee applications in dispositive orders.
This policy can be found HERE in PDF format.
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